https://doi.org/10.82144/1f870625 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2125 https://www.gbif.org/dataset/960c3033-4246-4717-bded-f691922675dd https://obis.org/dataset/f306ca42-4493-4bec-b9c9-cf10764a81bd Monique Pool Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Primary contact monique@greenfundsuriname.org https://greenfundsuriname.org/ Marijke de Boer Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen Secondary contact marijkedeboer@hotmail.com OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Monique Pool Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Primary contact monique@greenfundsuriname.org https://greenfundsuriname.org/ owner Marijke de Boer Wageningen Marine Research, University of Wageningen Secondary contact marijkedeboer@hotmail.com originator 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Dataset credits: Monique Pool, Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Abstract: The Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) project in Suriname was initiated in 2017. Part of this EU-funded project focussed on collecting all the information regarding marine megafauna within the region (Suriname and Guyana). As part of the MSP project we approached potential marine mammal data holders. In particular, oil and gas companies hold data collected by so-called Marine Fauna Observers (MFOs) during geophysical seismic surveys offshore. MFO's typically carry out dedicated watches from seismic surveys during times when the seismic source is active and non-active. As such they carry out systematic effort but without a detailed GPS-track. For the MSP-project we have used records which were classed as 'Definite' or 'Probable'. Where 'Definite' records were accompanied by photo; and 'Probable' records had a good description and were coming from a trusted source. Other records with an unsure identification (for example 'possible green turtle'), were upgraded to ‘Probable’ records of species-groups, e.g. 'hard-shelled turtle', 'ray species', 'shark species', 'dolphin sp'. All other records were discarded. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml Marine Biology Visual sighting Marine Animal Survey Marine mammals Sea turtles Visual Sighting Vessel N/A Accuracy of time varies record by record. '00:00' indicates the time is not available. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2125 Oceans,Suriname -57.00383 -52.994 10.8515 5.848 2008-12-06 2019-02-06 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). genus Balaenoptera Baleen whales species Balaenoptera physalus Fin whale species Caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle order Cetacea Cetaceans species Chelonia mydas Green sea turtle family Cheloniidae Sea turtles family Delphinidae Dolphins species Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback sea turtle subclass Elasmobranchii Cartilaginous fishes species Globicephala macrorhynchus Short-finned pilot whale family Hyperoodontidae Beaked whales genus Kogia Pygmy sperm whales species Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley species Manta birostris Atlantic manta species Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback whale genus Mobula Devil rays species Mola mola Ocean sunfish species Peponocephala electra Melon-headed whale species Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale species Pseudorca crassidens False killer whale species Rhincodon typus Whale shark species Sotalia guianensis genus Sphyrna Bonnethead sharks species Stenella attenuata Pantropical spotted dolphin species Stenella frontalis Atlantic spotted dolphin species Stenella longirostris Spinner dolphin species Steno bredanensis Rough-toothed dolphin species Tursiops truncatus Common bottlenose dolphin The project aims to significantly enhance the governance and protection of marine and coastal resources of Guyana and Suriname through collaborative processes with all ocean takeholders, improved knowledge of the coastal and marine environment, enhanced capacity of key stakeholders and informed marine spatial management. Upon completion of the marine Spatial planning project, we aim to continue to add new marine megafauna records to OBIS SEAMAP. notPlanned Monique Pool Green Heritage Fund of Suriname Primary contact monique@greenfundsuriname.org https://greenfundsuriname.org/ NA NA NA Monique Pool owner Marijke de Boer originator NA zd_2125 2025-07-31T17:37:36-04:00 dataset Pool, M. and M. de Boer. 2021. Marine Fauna Observer data collected on board seismic survey vessels operating around Suriname as part of an EU-funded Marine Spatial Planning project. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/1f870625. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2125 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2125/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2125/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_2125 zd_2125